News & Features

Housing advocates: Thousands of Long Islanders could lose homes in wake of Supreme Court ruling [News12]
Hamptons see exodus of Black residents while attracting more whites, Hispanics, census says [Newsday]
Census results show large gains in population on East End [The Suffolk Times]
10 modern architectural transformations of old buildings [Architect News]
This $175 Million Hamptons Hideaway Has Two Different Waterfronts and a Deepwater Dock [The Robb Report]
All the Homes Bethenny Frankel Has Bought and Sold [Architectural Digest]
Bidding wars rocket prices up in formerly affordable East End communities [Newsday]
New Board Puts Stamp on East Hampton Village Code [The East Hampton Star]
Concerns raised on proposed five-story building at ZBA hearing [The Riverhead News-Review]
Ask an Agent: What to know about rising North Fork home values and your taxes [The Northforker]
Riverhead looks to make sidewalk dining permanent downtown and in Jamesport [Riverhead Local]

An official, Hasbro-licensed Monopoly Hamptons Edition is currently in the works for a summer 2022 release.

Peconic Bay Community Preservation revenues are already nearly 115% higher than last year, according to the latest data from Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., the architect of the program.

Why Was It So Hard to Sell a House That Promised Eternal Life? [Curbed]
I was a Hamptons squatter: How I lived in luxury for free [New York Post]
Meet the Sag Harbor Archivist Who Saved the Historic Footage That Became ‘Summer of Soul’ [LA Times]
The Reform Club Brings Quiet Luxury—And an Idyllic Orchard—to Amagansett [Vogue]
Ask a Hamptons Real Estate Expert! Sara Goldfarb on What the Average East End Home Is Worth Now, Trends to Watch, and More! [The Daily]
Real Estate Expert Peggy Zabakolas Dishes on Move to Discovery+ Series ‘Selling the Hamptons’ [US Weekly]
Shou Sugi Ban House Expands Offering in the Hamptons [Luxury Travel Advisor]
Contemporary Hamptons Legends Came Together for a Cultured Weekend [Cultured Magazine]

From an old-fashioned barbecue to more formal soireés, weekend house guests to those who stay longer, we asked our panel of real estate agents what is their key ingredient to successful summertime entertaining.

A massive oceanfront estate on Dune Road in Quogue sold for $18.5 million, making it this year’s top sale in the hamlet to date during what appears to be a surge in demand for properties west of the Shinnecock Canal.

When COVID-19 hit, two sisters’ flair for creating glamorous outdoor picnics took off. Now, the ladies behind Destination Haus bring the destination to their clients.

Madison Wienckowski has honed her skills as hand pouring resin for functional art pieces over the last two years. Still, she doesn’t consider herself an artist, but a creator.

A striking south-of-the-highway home in Water Mill is in perfect condition, ready for new owners and their designer to put personal fishing touches on beautiful interior and exterior spaces.

After 50 Years On Amagansett Main Street, Lupo Family Sells Their Father’s ‘Ristorante’ [27East]
$25M Sag Harbor home sells to investor Michael Hirtenstein in shell condition [The Real Deal]
Marvelous New Home for Hampton Chutney Co. [The East Hampton Star]
I Visited One of Montauk’s Hottest Hotels — and I Finally Understand the Hype [Travel + Leisure]
Southold Town Board approves hours restrictions for leaf blowers [The Suffolk Times]
Montauk facing water quality concerns at Fort Pond, other locations [Newsday]
Amagansett I.G.A. Is Sold [The East Hampton Star]
Massages, truffle tastings and helicopter rides: Inside the life of a Hamptons dog [NYP]
Opinion: East End Inflation Destroying Non Land Owning Locals [Patch]